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Redfin Reports Pending Home Sales Rise 2% as Mortgage Rates Sit at Lowest Level in 10 Months

Declining mortgage rates have pushed monthly payments down to their lowest level since the start of the year, leading to a modest improvement in demand. But Redfin agents report that many prospective buyers are waiting for rates to drop lower before making a move.

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Falling mortgage rates have pushed the median U.S. monthly mortgage payment down to $2,616, its lowest level since the start of the year, according to a new from , the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket. The weekly average mortgage rate is sitting at 6.58%, its lowest level in 10 months.

Lower housing costs are bringing some house hunters off the sidelines. Pending home sales rose 1.6% year over year during the four weeks ending August 27. That marks two straight months of increases in pending sales after they fell for most of 2025. (It鈥檚 worth noting that sales were especially slow at this time last year as buyers waited for the Fed to cut interest rates amid election uncertainty). Redfin鈥檚 Homebuyer Demand Index鈥攁 seasonally adjusted measure of tours and other buying services from Redfin agents鈥攊s up about 3% from a month ago, and home tours are rising much faster this year than the same time last year.

鈥淏uyers are circling,鈥� said , a Redfin agent in . 鈥淗ouse hunters are feeling more confident about buying a home now that mortgage rates have started to decline. Some are making offers now, though others are sitting tight, betting that rates will fall further. I鈥檓 telling buyers to act now because it鈥檚 still a buyer鈥檚 market and most sellers are willing to negotiate. If rates do plummet, the market will get competitive.鈥�

But many buyers are still waiting on the sidelines. It鈥檚 worth noting that Redfin agents in places including Seattle and Nashville didn鈥檛 see a bump in demand over the weekend. They say a lot of prospective buyers are waiting until the Fed cuts interest rates in September to buy. But Redfin economists say today鈥檚 mortgage rates likely the upcoming rate cut.

On the selling side, new listings are up 1.9% year over year. Though that鈥檚 a small uptick, it鈥檚 the biggest increase in over two months. Sellers had been pulling back in response to slow homebuying demand, but some on-the-fence sellers may be moving forward now that rates have come down a bit.

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